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Returning to campus this fall, Canadian post-secondary students are coming face-to-face with new COVID-19 vaccination policies. While some systems are being praised for getting students and staff safely back on campus, others are leaving questions about just how the new policies are being enforced.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he remains open to getting rid of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system if his party is re-elected, provided there’s consensus on the issue — something he says was lacking in the past.
The labour shortage on P.E.I. has been developing for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated it – whether it be because of women leaving the workforce, people migrating off the Island or a broader disconnect between the skills in demand versus those available in the workforce.
NDP candidate Avi Lewis’s campaign is focused on addressing the climate emergency and has the endorsement of Jane Fonda and David Suzuki. But Lewis’s ‘Green New Deal’ messaging is absent from the federal campaign, and leader Jagmeet Singh has no plans to visit the riding.
Rabia Khedr and her family have first-hand experience of the gaps in Canada’s health-care system when it comes to people with disabilities. She hopes the federal parties are listening to the millions of people with a disability, like her, and what they have to say.